Mbabane vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$607
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1485
$933
🏠 One person rent
$257
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$432
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
16
40
😀 Quality of life
29
60
🏙️ Population
76.2K
5.94M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 8% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7924th and 7534th ($607 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eswatini and India, respectively. Check Eswatini vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mbabane compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Mbabane ranked 2nd best city to live in Eswatini vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 8819th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Surat

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Mbabane Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.14
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.14
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.7%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$439
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$330
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.5
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.73
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.6
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5969
$877

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$494
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$912
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1014
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$882
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$902
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$875
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$784
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$851
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$965
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$997
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$1015
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$1104
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1204
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$912
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$742
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$1031
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$950
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$938
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$994
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$789
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$872
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$860
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$811
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$660
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$611
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$903
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$723
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$691
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$615
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$742
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$549
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$691
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$663
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$590
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$953
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$632

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298